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Third Civil Protection Forum: developing Europe's resilience to disa..

Brussels, 24 November 2009 Third Civil Protection Forum: developing Europe's resilience to disasters EU Environ ment Commissioner Stavros Dimas will tomorrow launch the third Civil Protection Forum in Brussels. More than 500...

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2977th Council meeting

Dinsdag 24 november 2009 | European Union ] The Council was first briefed on various aspects of the ongoing international talks for a new international climate protection regime for the period from 2013

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EU welcomes US pledge to set emissions target

STRASBOURG, France, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday a U.S. pledge to propose an emissions target at U.N climate change talks in Copenhagen in December could improve the chances of success at the meeting....

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Barroso warned not to split environment, climate portfolios

A leading group of MEPs on Friday (20 November) warned European Commission President José Manuel Barroso not to create a separate climate action department in the next EU executive, as rumours abound in Brussels that the...

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Damanaki gets Brussels post

PASOK deputy Maria Damanaki will be Greece's next European commissioner, Prime Minister George Papandreou revealed after an EU leaders' summit on Thursday when he hailed as «a great success» the controversial choices for the...

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Nature 'services' undervalued, EU report finds

EurActiv.com, 16 November 2009 - The cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission and published on Friday (13 November). Protecting...

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Ghana to sign first voluntary partnership agreement with EU on legal..

Donderdag 19 november 2009 | European Union ] The government of G hana will tomorrow sign an historic agreement with the EU aimed at ensuring that only legally harvested timber from the West African country is exported to the...

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EU admits biofuel target problems II.

Brush Up Your English (slovníček) The problem also is increasing water scarcity which would lead to negative impacts on the world's poor, in line with earlier studies by a number of experts on the issue. In reaction, EU...

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EU report urges more resource protection

BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- An exhaustive report released by the European Union says investing in environmental protection will pay off for mankind far more than commercial exploitation. The 300-page survey concluded that...

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EU study explores economic impact of 'great extinction'

ANDREW WILLIS Today @ 09:12 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Global policy makers could ultimately save more money if they step up investments to protect the Earth's biodiversity, according to a new report published on Friday (13...

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